NewVillager is playing Wednesday night at the Get Down in West Asheville. They are a multimedia art slash “new pop” collective hailing from Brooklyn and San Francisco. I would normally pooh-pooh on such a band, but their new self-titled album has been on repeat for the last week. It’s transcends the labels and is just fun and unpretentious. The video for their single “LightHouse” is similarly fun and full of amazing costumes.

Recommended if you like: TV on the Radio, Dirty Projectors, Metronomy

If you are feeling ambitious check out Joseph Arthur beforehand at the Greagle. Alli Marshall from the MX wrote a great preview

Update: New video from Vimeo that will actually play on Tumblr.

The Ettes tomorrow night at Greagle. Rock ‘n roll, bitches.

Check out Miles’ preview in the Mountain Xpress.

Sidenote: Coco” Hames from The Ettes is one half of The Parting Gifts. The other half is of course Greg Cartwright.